Follow these simple steps:
•1. Get one wireless network card for each computer
•2. Go into the network card properties and set the SSID to something unique. Make sure to set the SSID to the same value on each machine. If you don't, the network will not work properly.
•3. Go into the network card properties and set a channel for the wireless network to use. Make sure you set the channel to the same number on each machine. If you don't have the same value set, the network will not work.
•4. Set a static LAN IP on both computers. Be sure to put them on the same subnet and in the same IP range. Ex. If you set the IP on one machine to 192.168.1.1, be sure to set the other machine to something inside that same range (192.168.1.2-254). You may also want to take a look at /faq/2725.
•5. Set the network cards to run in "ad-hoc" mode, instead of infrastructure.
If you don't want to share your internet connection, this should get you up-and-running.
If you do want to share your internet connection, follow these steps:
•1. Enable "ICS" on the network connection which has internet connectivity. Write down this computers IP address, since it will be the "host" computer. If you are not running Windows, or don't have the option to run ICS, consult Google,or this forum, for other connection sharing options.
•2. Set the default gateway of the network card on the second computer to the host computers IP address.
•3. Set the DNS servers for the network card on the second computer to values given to you by your ISP, or ones which you know work.
Also, keep in mind, when sharing your internet connection over an ad-hoc network, the host computer must be on, and connected to the internet, if you want the second machine to be able to access the internet.
To test connectivity:
•4. Type "ping x.x.x.x", where x.x.x.x is the IP of one of the machines in the network.
•5. If the ping is successful, your network is up and you should have full connectivity
Regular filesharing setup and problems still apply to ad-hoc networking. Be sure to take a look at /faq/11841 if you run into filesharing problems.
You can also find an additional guide here
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